McGuinty’s Liberals have managed 53 seats for a razor thin minority. The Tories at 37 and NDP at 17 have a combined total of 54, making for the strongest possible minority for the Liberals.
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Red Tory v.3.0.3: Liberal 3-Peat in Ontario!
Seriously? That is a somewhat amazing result given the three-way nature of the race and how close the polls were in the run-up to election day.
Continue readingBlunt Objects: Liberals win in Ontario
Still not clear if it’s a majority of minority, but it’ll be close either way, Currently looking like a very strong minority, but 2 seats can change that.
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: Ontario Votes
Ontarians head to the polls today, with the two parties deadlocked a Liberal majority looming a PC victory likely the outcome still up in the air.I’ll be voting for Dalton McGuinty. No surprise there. But I still want to take a moment to explain why, b…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: My story of why I am voting Liberal
This is my personal story of broadly, why I am a Liberal, and more specifically to highlight the change and progress we’ve made in Ontario under Dalton McGuinty.I remember during the 90’s my parents getting the Harris taxpayer rebate. We were, and are …
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Why politics is stupid much of the time: the flip-flop attack
Trying to save is drowning campaign the day before e-day, Ontario C leader (I’ve redacted the P) Tim Hudak was in Mississauga today, where he used Liberal leader Dalton McGuinty’s decision to cancel a controversial local power plant project to frame th…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: What people are saying about the Ontario Liberal plan
Here’s a collection of quotes about the Ontario Liberal plan to move forward together:”He is trying to build a healthier, greener, more prosperous and better educated province…McGuinty’s experience in government will be needed in the coming years.”-O…
Continue readingA BCer in Toronto: Belated random thoughts on political happenings
I’ve found myself too busy with work and what not lately to be blogging as much as I should be, so here’s some short random thoughts on recent events until I can write something longer. Which I promise to do soon. Ish. * Montreal’s crumbling Champlain …
Continue readingthe reeves report: Ontario Votes 2011: Getting back to the Meat and Potatoes of Governing
Well, here we are. The Ontario provincial election is two days away, and the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives are locked in a dead heat, continuing to make election promises at the 11th hour; the House of Commons in Ottawa has been in session for weeks now with Stephen Harper’s Conservative majority firmly in power; and … Continue reading »
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With an unusually high number of overlapping provincial and territorial elections overlapping this year, the Fall of 2011 makes for a busy electoral season. With few fireworks in Ottawa as we settle into the normalcy of majority rule in Ottawa, the nat…
Continue readingThe Liberal Scarf: "The best choice for Ontario’s challenges"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/editorials/dalton-mcguintys-liberals-the-best-choice-for-ontarios-challenges/article2188213/That’s what The Globe & Mail says Dalton McGuinty’s Ontario Liberal team is in this election. With the global e…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: The Sun Won’t Come Out For Hudak
The Toronto Star’s endorsement of Dalton McGuinty shouldn’t surprise anyone. Yes, they were briefly the “Orange Star” this spring, but anyone who has read their Ontario election coverage saw this one coming a mile away.Today’s Globe endorsement is like…
Continue readingTimmy Hudak Sinks To Another All Time Low And Goes All Chuckles McVety
Yes, Boys ‘n’ girls, he really has. He’s gotten really disgusting! First, he’s been distributing this hideous and grossly misleading pamphlet, seen below, while campaigning in Brampton earlier this evening.
I’m getting a nasty sense of deja-vu when I look at this monstrosity, much like that ad ol’ Chuckles McVety had in . . . → Read More: Timmy Hudak Sinks To Another All Time Low And Goes All Chuckles McVety
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: If the Tax Man Cometh, Please Light the Lamp
On Tuesday night of this week, I took part in a town hall meeting, via the telephone, with John Gerretson, a cabinet minister in the McGuinty government.Gerretson happens to be my MPP in Kingston, though his “wired” gathering was not for a Kingston aud…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: The Morning After
Last night was the lone televised debate of the Ontario election campaign. With the vote too close to call, a lot was riding on it, and after last night……not a heck of a lot changed. I have a hard time seeing how anyone would actually change their …
Continue readingImpolitical: Cancelling contracts in the Ontario election
It’s a theme in this election. Seen most recently in the Liberal move to cancel the power plant in Mississauga. A few points on that here…First, it should be noted that this is not something that was cooked up 11 days before the election, as it was p…
Continue readingPample the Moose: Camera-test your ties – Ontario Leader’s Debate Edition
So, despite a deep-seated desire not to inflict pain on myself, I tuned in this evening to the Ontario election leader’s debate. To make this a productive hour and a half, I also set up the ironing board and a stack of 12 shirts. If you don’t feel li…
Continue readingCalgaryGrit: Ontario Debates
No one knows who will win the Ontario election, two of the three leaders remain virtual unknowns, and the campaign still lacks a ballot question. Yet somehow, without warning, Ontario finds itself just 9 sleeps away from Voting Day.So tonight’s debate …
Continue readingthe reeves report: Taking election polls with a grain of salt
In advance of the leader’s debate tonight, two competing polls have come out in recent days that indicate both PC leader Tim Hudak and Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty are leading in voter intentions. This means two things: that this race is likely closer than anyone anticipated two months ago, and that polls are worth what … Continue reading »
Politics and its Discontents: Will That Be One Smirk Or Two?
Watching the news last night, I was reminded once more of how personally repugnant my decision to vote for the McGuinty government is. I cited the reasons for my shift in yesterday’s post, and although from my perspective there is no reasonable altern…
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